Strictly star left in tears after diagnosis before ending ballroom career

The dancer joined the BBC One show in 2014 and lifted the Glitterball two years later
The dancer joined the BBC One show in 2014 and lifted the Glitterball two years later
The Strictly pro made the family announcement after Christmas Day - leaving his fans moved as he shared photos to social media of the beautiful day.
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Joanne and Ore won the Glitterball Trophy back in 2016, after wowing the public and the judges with their routines and performances on the ballroom dancefloor.
Fans were moved by the announcement which made Aljaž after Christmas Day
The professional dancer returned to South Africa and shared the long-awaited journey with her fans
The 31 year old pro who will become an ITV Dancing on Ice judge saw her mum in her native South Africa.
'Dance was then my whole life,' she said.
Fans hearts have been melted
Aljaz recently took part in BBC Strictly's Christmas special
The 44-year-old surprised his former Strictly Come Dancing partner with an adorable Christmas present, he revealed in a Boxing Day Instagram post.
So cute.
Joanne Clifton and celebrity dance partner Ore Oduba won the 2016 Strictly Come Dancing final. But, as they lifted the trophy, she was in such dreadful pain she could barely stand.
We'll always be friends'
The Strictly Come Dancing star, 31, surprised her parents Dudu and Peter by travelling home to South Africa for Christmas without telling them.
Aljaz made the family announcement after Christmas Day - leaving his fans touched and moved.